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Janey and Max

Two best friends tell each other stories they heard and read that week (and also, you are here!)

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165. Examine Your Handwriting (and learn to play the...

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2025/10/16

Send us a text Hello and welcome to another episode! This week, Janey is going to teach us a valuable lesson about the importance of writing complex characters, and Max is going to re-tell a cozy little comic! May your October be spooky and bright! Janey's Sources - “W.S.” by L.P. Hartley LOCATION: England“Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories” L.P. Hartley’s wiki Max's Sources - A Small Wild Magic LOCATION: None / Australia“Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales” ed...

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111:13

30. (Sort of) Off Topic: Nicholas Cage and his...

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2025/10/10

Send us a text Hello and welcome to the shocking conclusion of this the 2025 Off Topic Season. This week, Max is closing us out with the truly baffling list of all the reasons why Nicholas Cage had to make those insane movies between 2009-2015. (Also Janey is REAL mouthy, so if you disagree, be sure to write in!) Timed video Presentation All sources in presentation Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Startin...

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46:02

29. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Assassination of Kim...

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2025/10/03

Send us a text Buckle up, babes! Janey's going to tell us about the most insane assassination you may have never heard of! Let us know if you followed this story when it happened, because Janey's never stopped thinking about it. Sources: “Kim Jong-nam Says N. Korean Regime Won’t Last Long”, by The Chosun Daily in 2012. “Kim Jong-il’s son reappears in Singapore one year after feeling Macau” from The Shanghaiist. “Was Kim Jong Nam in Sights of His Paranoid Half-Brother?...

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144:13

164. How Much Do Girls Eat? (I refuse to look up...

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2025/10/02

Send us a text Hello and happy first episode of October!!!! This week, Max is going to tell us a wonder tale about a sexy bear and the weirdo prince who loves her, and Janey is going to give us all the CREEPS and make us want to do our laundry. Enjoy!!! Janey's Sources - Oh Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad LOCATION: England“Classic Ghost Stories” edited by John Grafton M.R. James Wiki “The Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan Poem by Robert Burns (Wiki) Max's Sour...

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75:12

28. (Sort of) Off Topic: Mary Shelley and the...

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2025/09/26

Send us a text It's alive! IT'S ALIVE! ("It" being another Off Topic episode!) Welcome back, gals and ghouls! This week, Max is telling us all about the teenaged mother of science fiction herself, and the lengths she went to to avoid hanging out with Lord Byron. Enjoy! Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift ca...

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134:56

27. (Sort of) Off Topic: Scientology (The Trouble...

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2025/09/19

Send us a text Hello and welcome! This week, Janey is going waayyyyy off topic to talk about something that freaked her out so bad, she felt the need to make a legal disclaimer at the top! DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Please check out the sources below for more information. SOURCES: “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief”, directed by Alex Gibney Jenna Miscavige, former Scientologist (on Tiktok)How much Scientology costs, a...

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77:36

163. Green and Oddly-Shaped (the Hexmaster General)

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2025/09/18

Send us a text On today's episode, Janey is going to tell us about a girl who CHOOSES to look that way (it's not an accident, so stop trying to fix her hair), and Max is going to guide us into spooOOOooky season with a story about a man with control issues. Enjoy! Janey's Sources - Tatterhood LOCATION: Norway“Tatterhood and other tales” edited by Ethel Johnston Phelps Max's Sources - The Wolf Bride LOCATION: Pennsylvania, USA“Upstate, Downstate: Folk Stories of the Middle Atlantic S...

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80:23

26. (Sort of) Off Topic: The British Premonitions Bureau

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2025/09/12

Send us a text Happy 2nd Off Topic! This week, Max is going to tell us about an organization in search of people who could predict disasters. (We have a feeling you're going to like this one.) Sources:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/04/the-psychiatrist-who-believed-people-could-tell-the-futurehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Premonitions_Bureauhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Psychical_Researchhttps://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-premonitions-bureauhttps://www.bbc...

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55:26

25. (Sort of) Off Topic: Medieval Times

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2025/09/05

Send us a text It's open season on topics, and Janey's starting us off with a bunch of facts about the Medieval Times dinner theater that nobody asked for! (Very seriously, if any knights listen to our podcast, please call us.) Enjoy! Sources: “The Untold Truth of Medieval Times" by Adam Swierk for Mashed. “How Medieval Times Survives in the Digital Age” by Christopher Reynolds for Toronto Star. “A 30-Year Career Writing and Directing for the Medieval Times” by Eric Gr...

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162. This One’s for the Juans (witches is tricky)

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2025/09/04

Send us a text Hello and welcome back! This week, Max is going to tell us a Filipino story about a man with questionable reasoning skills, and Janey is going to pull us kicking and screaming into spooky season. We hope you like it! Janey's Sources - Pressed LOCATION: Georgia, US“Spooky Georgia: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore”, retold by S.E. Schlosser, illustrated by Paul G. Hoffman. S.E. Schlosser’s website Max's Sources - How Juan Married a Prince...

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76:48

161. Kickin' Boys (keeps the rheumatism away)

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2025/08/21

Send us a text On this week's episode, Janey is going to tell a story about a boy-kicker who got the last stomp, and Max is going to tell us about a little guy who gets his juice squeezed! (Some days writing these intros feels like a cosmic test....) Hope you enjoy! Janey's Sources - Ragged Emperor “The Bronze Cauldron: Myths and Legends of the World” by Geradline McCaughrean and Bee Wiley (Illustrator) Wikipedia entry for "Yu the Great" Max's Sources - Crooked Foot the Dwarf L...

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65:42

160. Disco Hedgehog (let’s wrestle Grandma)

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2025/08/07

Send us a text Hello! We're back from summer break and excited to tell you two brand new stories! This week Max is going to tell us about a radioactive little guy who just wants to dance, and Janey is going to tell us about a man who chose to tickle the wrong round girl. Enjoy! Janey's Sources - Three Strong Women “Diane Goode’s Book of Giants and Little People” Max's Sources - Disco Hedgehog “Viktor and Rolf Fairy Tales” Support the show Check out our books (and support local...

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64:38

159. Latin American Stories RE-RELEASE (Abolish ICE)

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2025/07/04

Send us a text Hello! We hope you're having a good summer. Things have been crazy, and we just wanted to pop in from our summer break and leave you all a little love. On July 4th, we donated $500 in the name of (Sort of) The Story to the American Civil Liberties Union. We love you, no matter where you're from. Janey's Sources - The Wife Who Could Remove Her Head (from Episode 33) "The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Gruesome Tales" by Jen Campbell (Illustrated by Adam de Sou...

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158. We’re the Hero Twins (why is there only one bed...

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2025/05/22

Send us a text Hello and happy last-episode-before-summer-break! This week, Max is going to tell us a Mayan tale about two little scamps who learn the age-old lesson that ball IS life, and Janey is going to teach us to never trust Old Greg (but if you haven't learned that lesson by now, you might be doomed). We hope you enjoy! PS, we are taking the month of June (and possibly July) off! This is absolutely necessary for us to rest and recharge after Hurricane Twilight Puppet Musical devastated...

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157. That's That Me Manchego (this princess has ADHD)

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2025/05/08

Send us a text Hello and welcome back! On this week's episode, Janey is going to tell us about a helpful little mouse who can do it all, and Max is going to tell us about a woman who prioritizes her needs over work (god FORBID a woman do something for herself every once in a while). Enjoy! Janey's Sources - The Forest Bride Full free text Max's Sources - The Weaver Maiden and the Cowherd “Myths of the World” by Padraic ColumSummary of “The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid” variant S...

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154:47

156. The Labyrinth was a Maze (Justice for Ariadne)

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2025/04/24

Send us a text Hello and happy Part 2 of our Mythology episode! This week Max is going to tell us the story of Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur! Get ready to rage! Max’s Sources - Theseus, Ariadne, the Minotaur, and the Labyrinth Diffen.com - “Labyrinth vs. Maze” Classical Kids’ summary of Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur Greek Mythology: The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur Liverpool Museums, “Theseus and the Minotaur” Knossos Palace, “The Myth of Theseus and the ...

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155. Justice for Medea (everybody wants a hot goth...

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2025/04/10

Send us a text Hello! Our theme for the next two episodes is "mythology", and Janey is kicking us off with the Greek story of Jason and Medea. We're going to learn about the Argonaut-Boy Trip, how the gods screwed Medea over, and also discuss why we support women's wrongs. Hope you enjoy! Sources: The Voyage of Argo, Apollonius of Rhodes Medea by Euripedes (Full play) Ovid’s Metamorphoses Medea and Jason: The Backstory, from the Metropolitan Opera The Golde...

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1:16

Gotcha!

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2025/04/01

Send us a text Happy April Fools Day, Loca! https://youtu.be/2CLzjKXzwB0?si=sLl_8Muj59M_p3N2 Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads...

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90:14

154. High Value Beans (here comes my story finger!)

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2025/03/27

Send us a text Hello and welcome to the end of March! This week, Max is going to change the way we think about Jack and the Beanstalk, and Janey is going to tell us about a magical kidnapping! (Business as usual!) Janey's Sources - Jamie Freel and the Young Lady Full StoryMax's Sources - Jack and the Beanstalk Andrew Lang's "The Red Fairy Book" Full free text of “Jack and the Beanstalk” from the Red Fairy Book Article on the variations and roots of Jack and the Beanstalk &n...

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153. Finn McCool and the Gang (and the OG Booktok...

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2025/03/13

Send us a text Happy St. Patrick's Day! This week we're telling Irish stories! Janey is going to tell us about a man who runs away to fairy land, and Max is going to tell us about a woman who does the same! We hope you enjoy! A note on spelling: Janey's story is about Finn McCool, which is how "Irish Folk and Fairy Tales" spells it. The traditional spelling is Fionn mac Cumhaill, but since we wanted to make the "Cool and the Gang" joke, we're sticking to the anglicized version. Jane...

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